Lambent (ˈlæmbənt): glowing with soft radiance. The work of this exhibition shows the divergent approach to material, design, and technique that the students and alumni from the jewelry/metals program at Rhode Island College. The work will encompass a wide…
This exhibition will showcase the variety of work created by the SNAG Board and Staff. The pandemic hit SNAG hard. The Board and Staff worked hard to hold this organization together with the hope for a brighter future and the…
IcedoutBoujeeBoomBapFWSS2Infinity is an exhibition featuring the “diamond”-clad, Bluetooth speaker integrated wearables of Zach Mellman-Carsey. The work explores expressions of oneself through auditory means, while diametrically utilizing status and symbols of wealth to hide or cover mental scars of adversity and…
Hope through JEWELRY: Many aspects of our current society have been reduced to its basic armature, as we have modeled and remodeled elements of everyday life that have been unquestioned for generations. And as we are sorting out how to…
Work by Christine Kim. Beauty for Ashes was inspired by the Phoenix who rises from the ashes. The Phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes. Both of my costumes that I have created were made in times of…
It is plainly apparent that black jewelers are underrepresented within dialogues of contemporary jewelry. This underrepresentation is infinitely more apparent in academia, where centuries-old barriers to access often remain in place. When pursuing advanced degrees, black students often have to…
Work by Maria Camera-Smith. Series of large-scale, hammer formed necklaces. The content within these necklaces, heavily influenced by nature, reflects the inspiring, continual growth of the art jewelry/metalsmithing fields. The visual elements are aesthetically based in common, creative aesthetic hallmarks…
This Allegheny Metals Collective pop-up exhibition is a survey of material, formal, and thematic sensitivity in our studio practices. Each AMC maker will present work in earring formats to show the breadth of our individual making practices with consideration of…
Work by Jason Stein. With this new body of work I will explore the idea of transformation and discovery through the re-purposing and re-contextualization of found objects and materials. This will create juxtapositions and states of conflict and interplay between…
Work by Lauren DelBrocco. My art series “You Will Always Have a Place at My Table” is a collection of one-of-a-kind, sensory-provoking cooking and serving tools inspired by my childhood memories of family dinner time. I refer to the twelve metal-based, nontraditionally…
Transforming the Prototype, developed and hosted by Baltimore Jewelry Center, Montgomery College, and Towson University, features students, alumni, emerging and established artists. Participants will reimagine a traditional ring by radically altering a provided vintage wax pattern. Participants will choose a…
Rho Tang and Danni Xu, two jewelry artists originally from China, share similar life experiences, utilizing jewelry objects as a canvas to capture inner emotions and reflect artistic expression. Beyond the difference in the physical artistic expression, common ground is…
Using special format toy stereoscopes, the University of Georgia Jewelry and Metalwork program will be “getting the family together” in this unique imaged based exhibit. The exhibit first debuted through the streets of NYC during NYCJW 2021 and the Jewelry…
Plan B is a group art project designed to call attention to the current state of a woman’s/and a person’s right to make choices for their own body. Art has always been a symbolic tool to bring societal injustices to…
Work by Youjin Um. Inside the Kaleidoscope ‘Memory is like a kaleidoscope. The kaleidoscope is full of beautiful little colored stones.’ I heal and find consolation in precious memories of my youth. In a world that changes ever-more rapidly, our…
We are three artist each working in a different media, with a common methodology which emphasizes intuitive, gradual, accretion-based development of our works. Rather than assembling from components and fabricating to follow a design plan, and rather than performing freeform…
The Enamelist Society will present 20-25 enameled formed bowls curated by renowned metalsmith and enamelist Sarah Perkins. The classic hammered bowl form is an ideal surface upon which to explore a variety of enameling techniques by a range of contemporary…